“We tried to get him a few weeks ago and it fell flat because of the issue with his contract over there. I like him, he’s a very good player and he would definitely cause problems in Scotland. He’s 6ft 2in, he’s strong and he’s areal aerial threat.

“We identified him in the January window but we couldn’t do anything and ended up bringing Genero Zeefuik in. We went back again and hopefully we can get it done.”